#it's after midnight and i'm driving back to DC tomorrow so i should be asleep

[cinematicnomad]

kat i’m finally almost done with sons of anarchy and i’m trying to figure out what to watch next, pls give me an elevator pitch on the best show you’ve watched recently thank you 🥰🥰

LAUREN!! i've never watched sons of anarchy so unfortunately i can't use that as a jumping off point 😅

THERE ARE TOO MANY SHOWS!! i'm sitting here like: has she seen succession? the bear? severance? yellowjackets? there are just TOO MANY good options out there. so instead lets go for the totally over the top silly recommendation of the show i've been catching up on/binging during my vacation: virgin river.

this show is the epitome of the SNL stefon meme—it has everything. a spunky lead with an impeccable wardrobe and a tragic backstory! a luke danes-esque bartender who just wants to take care of his loved ones and convince our lead that he's The One™! an illegal pot farm full of wayward criminals who inevitably cross paths with our heroes! an older couple rekindling their former love with each other! teenagers being teenagers! possibly the most hateful woman in this fictional universe??? a bizarre jennifer-lopez-from-enough-(2002)-style plot involving a character escaping her abusive husband hiding under an assumed identity! murder! bad boy turned good man! small town hijinks! who shot JR-esque cliffhangers! several pregnancies!

AND IT ALL TAKES PLACE IN THE SPAN OF FIVE MONTHS!

this show is ridiculous. it is peak popcorn. it feels like a hallmark movie met a lifetime movie and created a 4+ season monstrosity with no end in sight. is it good?? i don't even know! AND YET I CANNOT STOP WATCHING. it's on netflix, what are you waiting for, go watch it.

✨sleepover weekend✨